How and why I Wrote This Book
There are many reasons why I wrote this book. More than 20 years ago, I envisioned writing a book, even though I did not have a topic in mind. Over the past 14 years, I have had 83 different dreams that have not only directed me specifically to write this book and others, but also identified the topic and title of this work, the essential areas it should cover, how to write it and for which audience, and many other details. The more I wrote, the more dreams I received that guided and encouraged me regarding my writing process.
For instance, one dream clearly directed me to address this book to a wide audience, to make it easy to understand and practical; I have attempted to do this. Another dream appeared as a result of an intention I had set before sleeping one night “to be inspired by God.” In this dream, I was in a beautiful home and I was told, in the form of a song: “You gotta find the time to write if a book is in you.” This same dream specified that the book should be a creative endeavor, it should be written intuitively, I should “dance” with the material, I should write about spiritual ascension, and I should write simply and yet in a sophisticated way. This dream, which appears to have descended or originated from a spiritual (beautiful) realm, urged me to make the time to write, and to do so in a manner that is truly enjoyable. Indeed, writing this book has been like a dance: the information flowed through me easily whenever I sat down to write. And as I wrote, I wanted this book to address complex and sophisticated topics in a way that is accessible and understandable to anyone who is interested in healing, spirituality, and in reaching his or her true potential. My hope is that it will inspire you to develop a relationship with your inner wisdom, via dreams and other intuitive experiences, so that you experience healing in all the ways your heart desires.
In terms of inspiration, I have been deeply moved by the personal accounts of others who have shared the experiences of their struggles and triumphs. Stories touch us on a very personal level, and in the lives of others, we identify our common humanity and connection. If this book, which contains my own story and those of others, serves to catalyze your own healing and moves you closer to your innate potential, then it will have served its purpose. I was specifically informed in one dream that I was a “story-teller” and that I should write about “supernatural” experiences (related to spirituality, God, and the Divine within).
Another dream instructed me to specifically emphasize the experiential aspects of intuition in this book. Experiencing something directly is one of the most convincing forms of verifying its truth. Thus, this theme of the relationship between receptive inner knowing and actively seeking confirmation of its validity is at the heart of this book. In this regard, I feel aligned with Jung when he clarified: “What matters to me is what can be verified by experience. But I am not interested at all in what can be speculated about experience without any proof” (1973, p. 203). Many of the experiences that I have shared in this book cannot be explained adequately; to be understood, they must be experienced.
This book, then, draws on my own personal experience, and on my professional experience as a psychotherapist, teacher, researcher, and consultant. I have included what I have observed of others, including my clients and students (who have taken my intuition courses, which I have offered in university, professional, and private settings over the years). I have also added the findings of my research on intuition, dreams, and healing, as well as those of other researchers, writers, and scholars.
One of my dreams directed me to describe in detail the process of how I wrote this book. The dream explained that I should state that my writing was guided by natural, subtle, and spiritual forces. This prompting by my dream explains to you why I have included in many places in this work the minutiae of my writing process, at various stages of the book’s completion.
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